William fitzhugh it was headquarters during the civil war and a Field Hospital during the battle of fredericksburg where clara barton and walt whitman tended to the wounded. It is part of Fredericksburg National military park. You want a guided tour of the house . At least of the downstairs area . Like to welcome you to chatham. My name is don. Im the staff historian here. Youve never been here before . No. Ive been to chatham, new jersey. New jersey. Its a town, though. But they are named after the same person. Theyre both named after yeah, named after william pitt who was the earl of chatham who was a very popular figure because he was a member of parliament and one of the few who supported americas right to representation. And so he was a very popular man here in the colonies. And William Fitzhugh obviously liked him because hed name his house after him. Speaking of, thats him right there. Hes the man who built chatham. The house was constructed here between 1768 and 1771. It was no
/PRNewswire/ UNC Health has acquired a 43-acre parcel within Chatham Park, the 8,500-acre master planned community located in Pittsboro, N.C. This milestone.